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Radio Show and Programs Archive

This is the Internet Archive Radio Collection, a wildly diverse and massive collection of radio station recordings, broadcast captures, radio shows and programs, and more!

For examples of radio shows and broadcasts from the "Golden Age" of radio, visit the Old Time Radio Archive.

Some radio stations utilize the Internet Archive as their archive of previously recorded shows or broadcasts. Where possible, collections are set up for them at the Radio Station Archives.

For recordings off the air of radio stations throughout history (broadcasts), visit Airchecks.

If you are looking for radio news programs, please visit the Audio News & Public Affairs collection.


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(dis)PERSE Dispatch
(dis)PERSE Dispatch
collection
572
ITEMS
11,580
VIEWS
collection

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(dis)PERSE dispatch is an radio program specializing in ambient, experimental, drone, soundart, noise, industrial, avant garde, musique concrete, and difficult music. It is the last haven for the critically overlooked artists and sounds in our world. (dis)PERSE Dispatch has been produced and broadcast by Alan Herrick since 2010.
Airchecks (Recordings of Radio)
Airchecks (Recordings of Radio)
collection
39,016
ITEMS
5.5M
VIEWS
by Various
collection

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A collection of recorded airchecks and radio broadcasts throughout the decades.
collection

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Inhalt Diese Collection enthält deutschprachige Radiosendungen, Podcasts und mp3-Downloads. Dabei handelt es sich vorwiegend um Hörspiele, Features, Vorlesungen, Vorträge und Hörbücher. Ein Großteil der Aufnahmen stammt aus dem privaten Archiv von Winfried Noack, der seit Mitte der Siebzigerjahre Radiosendungen sammelt. Technische Informationen Viele Items basieren auf digitalisierten Tonbandcassetten. Daher enthalten viele Aufnahmen nach 30 oder 45 Minuten eine Unterbrechung von wenigen...
Topic: Hörspiel, Hörspiele, Radio, Feature, Radioessay, Vortrag, Vorlesung. Vorlesungen
BBC Radio Shows
BBC Radio Shows
collection
6,722
ITEMS
8M
VIEWS
collection

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Folksonomy : A system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content; this practice is also known as collaborative tagging, social classification, social indexing, and social tagging. Coined by Thomas Vander Wal, it is a  portmanteau  of folk and taxonomy. Folksoundomy : A collection of sounds, music and speech derived from the efforts of volunteers to make information as widely available...
Belgium Radio Archive
Belgium Radio Archive
collection
373
ITEMS
3,158
VIEWS
collection

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archive of radios in Belgium
Topics: radio belgium, belgium radio
Concert Grande Radio
Concert Grande Radio
collection
359
ITEMS
4,883
VIEWS
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Concert Grande, hosted by Joe Patrych and Bruce Posner, aired on WFUV radio in New York City from July 1977 until July 1993. It featured keyboard performers, some of whom were also composers.
Topics: radio broadcast, keyboard music, interview
Echo of Moscow
Echo of Moscow
collection
446
ITEMS
9,819
VIEWS
collection

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From Wikipedia: Echo of Moscow  ( Russian :  Э́хо Москвы́ ,  romanized :  Ekho Moskvy ) was a 24/7 commercial Russian radio station based in  Moscow . It broadcast in many Russian cities, some of the former  Soviet republics  (through partnerships with local radio stations), and via the  Internet . The only editor-in-chief during its existence was  Alexei Venediktov . On 1 March 2022, it was taken off...
Topics: russia, radio
ExD: Equalizing-x-Distort
ExD: Equalizing-x-Distort
collection
1,237
ITEMS
379,011
VIEWS
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Broadcasting on CIUT 89.5FM since May 1999, ExD is dedicated to playing underground punk, hardcore, and garage from around the world.
Hip-Hop Radio Archive
Hip-Hop Radio Archive
collection
951
ITEMS
362,647
VIEWS
collection

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hiphopradioarchive.org  / In the 1980s and 1990s, hip-hop radio was an essential element in the spread of hip-hop music. This collection aims to document the history of that spread in the US and worldwide on commercial stations and small college stations alike.
Topics: hip-hop, radio
IMC - India Meets Classic
IMC - India Meets Classic
collection
291
ITEMS
288,442
VIEWS
collection

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Ranyati iti Ragah, the Spirit is a Raga. This philosophy of India and the 4000 years old music culture Ghandarva Veda, which keeps its substance till nowadays is being presented by the initiative IMC - India meets Classic.
Topics: Raga, Indian music
Internet Talk Radio
Internet Talk Radio
collection
669
ITEMS
203,809
VIEWS
by Internet Multicasting Service
collection

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Topics: internet talk radio, RTFM
by Various
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New Old Time Radio is a collection of modern (1970s and beyond, roughly) radio programs that are calling back to the first half-century of radio drama, programs and history - a recognition of what was good about what came before, presented with new technology and new voices.
Old Time Radio
Old Time Radio
collection
10,969
ITEMS
132.2M
VIEWS
collection

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Radio News Archive
Radio News Archive
collection
36,775,279
ITEMS
42.4M
VIEWS
collection

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The Radio Archive Search Service allows people to search through English language talk & news-focused radio stations using transcripts created through automatic speech recognition technology. Our goals are to:  Make radio an easily citable medium of record  Help journalists find what was said on the radio and include the evidence in their articles Give Wikipedia editors primary sources for their research Allow researchers to programmatically look at thousands of hours of...
Topics: radio, news, talk radio
Radio Programs Contributions
Radio Programs Contributions
collection
320
ITEMS
44,411
VIEWS
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Radio shows and programs contributed from a wide set of sources.
Radio Shows and Broadcasts
Radio Shows and Broadcasts
collection
336,730
ITEMS
3.8M
VIEWS
collection

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Shows (primarily music, but occasionally including other materials) broadcast on radio stations. Uploaded as individual episodes or standalone shows. Be sure to also check other collections including  airchecks ,  radio station archives , and  podcasts .
Radio Stations and Radio Station Archives
Radio Stations and Radio Station Archives
collection
547,350
ITEMS
33.6M
VIEWS
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Collections of audio and artifacts from various radio stations past and present. Sometimes used as the actual archives of the station, and collections from outsider groups in other situations. Unlike individual show archives, these are often across all shows on a specific radio station, so the only theme is the organization broadcasting or distributing the programs.
Radioaufnahmen
Radioaufnahmen
collection
924
ITEMS
363,203
VIEWS
collection

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Hörspiele - Features - Lesungen
Topic: Hörspiele
Ragged Music and Territory Radio
Ragged Music and Territory Radio
collection
104
ITEMS
1,290
VIEWS
collection

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Spanish-language music program featuring Damian Ragged
The Old Time Radio Showcase
The Old Time Radio Showcase
collection
443
ITEMS
3.7M
VIEWS
collection

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A collection of items containing compilations of radio shows: Sometimes the complete run of the series, and sometimes just a few years. Compiled by a wide variety of sources, these shows harken to a long-lost era of drama, mystery and comedy.
The Suspense Project
The Suspense Project
collection
141
ITEMS
7,839
VIEWS
collection

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There will ultimately be over 900 pages in this collection, each devoted to the radio program, Suspense, one for each episode. There will also be documents and possibly videos. The project involves classic radio program collectors from around the world as we seek every recording format from network broadcasts, Armed Forces Radio Service, home airchecks, station airchecks, and numerous other types for each and every episode. We are also compiling cast information for each. There is a blog...
Topic: Suspense